Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Uttlesford
Town
Great Dunmow
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 September 1920
    Attended by: Reverend John Evans unveiled the memorial.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22984

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Church View
Church End
Great Dunmow
Uttlesford
Essex
CM6 2SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 62944 22967
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Philpott End Mission Hall
    Philpot End Lane
    Great Dunmow
    Uttlesford
    Essex
    CM6 1JH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Nowy-headed white marble tablet, on a black marble backboard. The white tablet has a carved cross at top-centre, beneath which is the incised inscription in black lettering. (N.B. The spelling of the hamlet varied in records: on the memorial and some records it was spelt 'Philpott End'; in other documents, it was spelt 'Philpot End').
Inscription
TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ THE DEAR MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ PHILPOTT END/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Crow, William
Nelson, George
Rootkin, Frederick
Warner, Edward
Wilson, James
Young, Arthur
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname, in two columns
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
St Mary the Virgin Church was Grade I listed on 20/2/1967 (see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1142471 ).
Costs

Comments: Funded by voluntary public subscription.
Memorial: £20

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Essex Newsman Saturday 25/9/1920 reported: 'War Memorial. —On Sunday the Rev. John Evans, formerly vicar of Dunmow, unveiled a marble tablet at the Mission Hall, Philpot End, to the memory of six men who fell in the war. The Rev. W. J. House, vicar of Dunmow, assisted in the service, which was well attended. The memorial cost £20, and before the service £4 was needed to make that sum up. A collection realised £7'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000381/19200925/037/0004
  • "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3: page 35 has a photo of the memorial; page 34 states 'The plaque was removed from the Mission Hall when it was deconsecrated and is now in St Mary's Church'.

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